In the structure of environmental protection costs, the largest share falls on wastewater management – 46.3% (480.9 million rubles), waste management – 28.9% (300.8 million rubles), air protection and climate change prevention – 20.7% (214.9 million rubles).
The bulk of current costs traditionally falls on manufacturing enterprises (51.9%), organizations involved in water supply, as well as waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution control activities (25.7%), and organizations involved in the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning (13.6%).
In 2023, the largest amounts of money for environmental protection measures were spent by organizations in the Gomel (271.9 million rubles, or 26.2% of the total in the republic), Vitebsk (159.2 million rubles, or 15.3%) and Minsk (157.9 million rubles, or 15.2%) regions.
